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Five Reasons Not to Use Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dripping-with-sarcasm dept.

UltimaGuy writes "Linux-watch has a humorous article about the top 5 reasons for not using Linux. It does provoke some thought aside from bringing a smile to our lips :)"

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  1. Wow by chrisgeleven · · Score: 0, Troll

    That server lasted just a few seconds...the Slashdot effect is slipping my friends!

  2. Re:Anecdote time by MSFanBoi · · Score: 0, Troll

    Funny thats EXCACTLY how I feel when "using" Linux. But since this is Slashdot, that makes me a troll.

  3. Re:Bzzzttt!!!!! by youknowmewell · · Score: -1, Troll

    Oh, that's easy: the mouse only has one button. And magic.

  4. reasons not to use linux by ProfBooty · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lack of games.

    harder to show cost/benefit analysis to bosses

    real UNIX is cooler.

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  5. Re:For me, by KtHM · · Score: -1, Troll

    After using Photoshop, the Gimp is a nightmare. Who designed the interface? *cringe*

  6. Well, sure by kuzb · · Score: -1, Troll

    Of course it's humorous - Slashdot would never print a "top 5 reasons not to use Linux" article if it was serious, and raised valid points. That is, of course, unless the article was slagging another operating system at the same time.

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  7. Re:Bzzzttt!!!!! by lokedhs · · Score: 0, Troll
    It's not. It took me about 15 minutes to work out how to get my CD back out of the "screen" on our office iMac when I put it in there once.
    How do you do it in Windows? Okay, now try the same thing on the Mac. Amazing, isn't it?
  8. Re:Bzzzttt!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Just because you may have written something for your own use and pleasure doesn't mean all the other developers have.

    Maybe the other developers are NOT complete assholes (after all, they aren't writing for OpenBSD so there is a chance they care). You sure are a complete asshole.

    But go on, speak for others, after all, that is why you were elected Supreme Dick-tator For Life.

  9. Re:OS X is a terrible interface in my experience by npsimons · · Score: 0, Troll

    And I hope that I am not the only one out there.

    You're not the only one. I've hated macs for a long time now, although not purely on their software alone. I think if it wasn't for all the mac zealots out there, I would probably think macos okay, but the batshit mac users drive me up the walls. For all the "advice" the mac users want to give us Linux folk on how to improve and draw more users, you'd think they'd take some of their own and not drive people away by being shallow screaming morons.
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